Maya Penn: December 2012

Maya Penn is a 21 year old award-winning eco-designer, artist, philanthropist, activist, entrepreneur, animated filmmaker, coder, illustrator, writer and author of You Got This! She has been featured in countless publications such as Forbes, Huffington Post, Seventeen Magazine, Cosmopolitan, The View, NPR,CNN, TIME, Essence Magazine, CBS This Morning with Gayle King, O Magazine, The Steve Harvey Show, Entrepreneur Magazine, Ebony, Black Enterprise, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and many, many more. Maya has given three TEDTalks and her latest TEDWomen Talk has gone viral worldwide and with almost 2 million views and growing. She is known as the youngest female to do two back-to-back official TEDTalks. Maya has been chosen by Oprah Winfrey as one of her Supersoul 100 influencers. Google has partnered with Maya to speak to girls about coding and computer science at their Made With Code events. Magic Johnson chose Maya to be featured in his 32 Under 32 article series.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Maya's Reviews: Gabrielle Bernstein's new book May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness

I'm Maya Penn, I'm 12 years old and I'm reviewing Gabrielle Bernstein's new book May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness

Gabrielle Bernstein's "May Cause Miracles" is more than a book. It is a journey of self discovery. It's a book about turning your fear into love and learning how to create and embrace miracles. It opens your eyes to see the good and the great in life and it helps you discover your ~ing ( Inner Guide ). After reading the FIRST chapter I felt very refreshed like I had finished a peaceful meditation or awakened from a good nights rest. The thing I also LOVE about this book is that it's for everyone! :)

I love this book so much I just HAD to make a video review as well!

EDIT: I'm the winner of the blog contest!! Oh my gosh Gabby you're so AWESOME! :)

Monday, December 10, 2012

2012 Captain Planet Gala!

Recently I went to the Captain Planet Gala! I love donating and supporting the Captain Planet Foundation. :D I had a really great time meeting a lot of people and catching up with friends. The panel speakers there were Sir Richard Branson, Ted Turner, and President Jimmy Carter! I also got to meet a woman that I had been looking forward to seeing that night that I really admire, Sara Blakley Founder of Spanx! She was just as awesome in person and I was honored to meet her. :)


Sara Blakley rockin' a Maya's Ideas original design hat! :D

Sara, Me and my Mom!


Me and actress Victoria Rowell

Me being interviewed by Conn Jackson


My mom me and my friend Laura Turner Seydel

Speakers Left to Right: President Jimmy Carter, Ted Turner, Sir Richard Branson.

8 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

Oprah Winfrey and Me (I was chosen as one of her Supersoul 100!!)

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Maya's Reviews: Gabrielle Bernstein's new book May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness

Monday, December 10, 2012

2012 Captain Planet Gala!